N-Methylaniline is used in the preparation of N,N'-dimethylsulfinyldianilin using triethylamine and thionyl chloride as reagents. It is also acts as a latent and coupling solvent. Further, it serves as an intermediate for dyes and agrochemicals. In addition to this, it is utilized as an antiknock agent, which plays an essential role to increase the octane number.
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Applications
N-Methylaniline is used in the preparation of N,N′-dimethylsulfinyldianilin using triethylamine and thionyl chloride as reagents. It is also acts as a latent and coupling solvent. Further, it serves as an intermediate for dyes and agrochemicals. In addition to this, it is utilized as an antiknock agent, which plays an essential role to increase the octane number.
Solubility
Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, acid anhydrides, acid chlorides and carbon dioxide.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- N-Alkylanilines react with triethanolamine in dioxan (autoclave) in the presence of Dichlorotris(triphenyl phosphine) ruthenium(II) , L00373, to give the corresponding 1-alkylindole in good yield: Synth. Commun., 26, 1349 (1996).
- Emel’yanenko, V. N.; Pimerzin, A. A.; Turovtsev, V. V.; Verevkin, S. P. Benchmark Thermochemistry of N-Methylaniline. J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119 (10), 2142-2152.
- Belyaeva, E. I.; Zrelova, L. V.; Marchenko, D. Y.; Dedov, A. G. Colorimetric determination of N-methylaniline in hydrocarbon media. Petro. Chem. 2015, 55 (1), 74-79.